Doubts over Marines' trial should be set aside : Khurshid to Italy - Firstpost

Would you like to make Firstpost your default homepage?   Yes | No Almaty (Afghanistan): Seeking to re-assure Italy, India today said any doubts on Italian marines being put on trial for committing a terror act should be set aside as the NIA is just one agency available to the government for investigating the case of killing of two Indian fishermen in high seas. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said he would read the assignment of the task to the NIA, not through the NIA Act but by nomination made through the order of the Supreme Court. "Therefore any doubts that this really amounts to an investigation into a terrorist act should be set aside immediately. It is just one agency available to the government that under the orders of the Supreme Court can be used for the investigation," he said. AFP The Supreme Court today allowed the NIA to probe the case against two Italian marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, accused of killing two Indian fishermen in February last and asked a special court to conduct the trial on a day-to-day basis after the charge sheet is filed. Khurshid, who is here in the Kazakh capital to attend a meeting on Afghanistan, said he had not read the judgement, but felt that if it was communicated and reported "in the right manner", Italians should not have any concern. "Their concern was are you charging us with a terrorist act. That was their concern. But that is not what it is. But I say this with a caveat that I have not read the judgement," he said. "My instinct tells me that that is what would be in the judgement. So, if the judgement is read carefully and it is reported carefully, then there should be no reason for any disquiet as far as the Italian government is concerned. And I dont think therefore there would be any reason for discomfort to the government of India," Khurshid said. PTI Firstpost encourages open discussion and debate, but please adhere to the rules below, before posting. Comments that are found to be in violation of any one or more of the guidelines will be automatically deleted: Personal attacks/name calling will not be tolerated. This applies to comments directed at the author, other commenters and other politicians/public figures Please do not post comments that target a specific community, caste, nationality or religion. While you do not have to use your real name, any commenters using any Firstpost writer's name will be deleted, and the commenter banned from participating in any future discussions. Comments will be moderated for abusive and offensive language. via Top Stories - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH4x2JyFjgUYFThTzvI7kXOaQF16Q&url=http://www.firstpost.com/world/doubts-over-marines-trial-should-be-set-aside-khurshid-to-italy-731411.html

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